Improvement in lifting-jacks



A. M; GILMORE.

Impro'vement in Lifting-Jacks.-

Patehted.Ma yI4,1872.

I LYLVQTiOT miTM sses UNITED STATES AMOS M. GILMORE, or GREENSBURG, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LIFT ING- JACKS- Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,800, dated May 14, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMos M. GILMORE, of Greensburg, in the county of Decatur and in the State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Jacks and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a liftingjack, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing which represents a perspective View of my invention.

A A represent the two legs of my liftingjack, between the upper ends of which is pivoted the lever B, said lever being provided with staple O, clevis E, and ratchet-bar or.

notched handle D, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of March, 1872.

AMOS M. GILMORE. Witnesses:

WILLIAM EU. DAILY, WILLIAM GILMORE.

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